Episode

You Heard Me Write: Structure Sets Us Free (ft. Kacie Willis)

Every so often we come across a show so refreshing, so original, it revamps our whole idea of what a podcast can be. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Atlanta-based sound designer Kacie Willis made her living from live theater. In 2020, Kacie found herself stuck at home without any gigs – and, like many of us, watching people hide behind screen names to attack each other on the internet. So Kacie created You Heard Me Write, a podcast that draws on the creativity of local writers and sound artists, and uses anonymity to unite rather than divide. The show uses a very specific episode structure, and we promise you haven’t heard anything like it before. In the interview, Kacie also discusses working with Spotify, and how she-  a self-described introvert-  developed her hosting persona. 

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT 3 CLIPS HOST JAY ACUNZO

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com 

INSIDE THIS EPISODE: 

You Heard Me Write can be found here: https://www.heardwritepod.com/

Follow You Heard Me Write host Kacie Willis on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/kcshar1shar1

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

From Play It Forward: This week’s recommended podcast is Three Unwise Women: https://threeunwisewomen.buzzsprout.com/

This episode was produced by Andrea Muraskin. Learn more: https://andreamuraskin.com

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

Thanks for listening!

Creative Elements: Setting Your Guest Up for Success (ft. Jay Clouse)

It’s a hard truth about interview shows: if the guest doesn’t deliver, it’s not their fault. Instead, it’s the host’s responsibility to walk away with an insightful, informative, and engaging recording. In this episode, 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo talks with Jay Clouse, a podcaster who does an exemplary job of setting his guests up for success; by drawing on research, past experience, voice over, and a little bit of sound design. Listen to learn how Jay’s show, Creative Elements – where he interviews creators about how they came to perform their craft full time – stands out from the pack. Also in this episode: how to book guests you don’t know with a great cold email. 

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT 3 CLIPS HOST JAY ACUNZO

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com 

INSIDE THIS EPISODE: 

Creative Elements can be found here: https://jayclouse.com/podcast

Follow Creative Elements host Jay Clouse on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jayclouse

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

From Play It Forward: This week’s recommended podcast is Bandsplain https://open.spotify.com/show/3uKSgODaDrtWOulcJp57h7?si=0lYE5CwsSEStNDBtzTNaWw&nd=1 (Only available on Spotify)

This episode was produced by Andrea Muraskin. Learn more: https://www.andreamuraskin.com/

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

Thanks for listening!

Democracy Works: Bridging Academia and a General Audience (ft. Jenna Spinelle)

This episode features Jenna Spinelle, co-host and lead interviewer for the show Democracy Works. Produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and WPSU Penn State, this show seeks to answer questions about what it means to live in a democracy: they get into the structure and history behind this foundational framework. 

Jenna shares her experiences and insights into bringing dense academic materials and conversations to life for an audience that includes academics and nonacademics alike. Her co-hosts are academics as are many of her guests. Her role, as she sees it, is largely about being a bridge builder between the academy and the general public. Along the way, she helps others cross this divide as well. 

This is an excellent episode for any creative who aims to bring complicated ideas to a wider audience. 

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com 

INSIDE THIS EPISODE: 

Democracy Works can be found here: https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/

Follow Jenna Spinelle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JennaSpinelle

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

From Play It Forward: This week’s recommended podcast is Happy Valley Hustle: https://www.billzhustle.com/

This episode was produced by Cherie Turner. 

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

Thanks for listening!

Exploring the Step Away Experience at Castos

On this episode of the Audience podcast, Matt talks about what the step away experience is at Castos. In a world that was changed by the events that happened in …

REPLAY: Have You Heard George’s Podcast? A Masterclass in Powerful Writing

When you host a podcast, your voice becomes a creative tool. Perhaps for the first time, you’re challenged to think about your words as something you wield, something you can strategically deploy to create meaning and inspire action in others. Your voice is just like any other medium (text, imagery, video, or audio). You can learn how to use it better. That may seem like a new idea. But here’s something that isn’t new to any of us:

Writing.

Writing is the engine that drives your voice, the direction you’re giving to yourself, and the shape you give to your thoughts. You know how to write, which means you know how to use your voice as a more powerful creative tool. Few hosts on the planet are better at this than George the Poet, the spoken word artist and former rapper who now hosts Have You Heard George’s Podcast? 

In this episode of 3 Clips, host Jay Acunzo breaks down the subtle but powerful pieces of George’s performance (in the first-ever episode of HYHGP) — and we find several ways of using our own writing better to then use our own voices better.

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com 

INSIDE THIS EPISODE

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07915kd/episodes/downloads

Clips played in this episode can be found on the episode of the show called “Listen Closer” found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mk7cx

Follow George the Poet on Twitter

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter 

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

This reair was produced by Cherie Louise Turner

Thanks for listening!

REPLAY: 3 Books: How to Make an Interview Show Extraordinary (ft. Neil Pasricha)

The podcast 3 Books was selected by Apple as a Top Podcast for 2018 and has featured some truly incredible guests: Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Blume, Seth Godin, David Sedaris, Pete Holmes, and more.

BUT … it’s ultimately just another interview show.

So what makes the show special? And what can we learn? Today on 3 Clips, we profile a kindred podcast spirit with 3 Books (notice any similarities? Us neither…) Plus, host Neil Pasricha shares his techniques for warming up guests so they spill the goods, as well as his cold outreach email that he used to land his most famous guest, Judy Blume!

EXPLORE THE SHOW

Visit http://3clipspodcast.com for all episodes of the show. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT JAY

Subscribe to his newsletter, explore his course for podcasters, or watch and listen to all of Jay’s shows and projects at http://jayacunzo.com 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CASTOS

3 Clips is a Castos Original Series. Castos provides tools for public and private podcasts and believes podcasters should own their turf to provide the best possible audience experience. Visit http://castos.com 

INSIDE THE EPISODE

Clips played were taken from Neil’s episodes featuring the following great guests:

Tim Urban, creator and writer, Wait But WhyJudy Blume, legendary authorRobin Goodfellow, the #1-rated bartender in Canada

3 Books can be found here: 3books.co

Follow Neil Pasricha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/neilpasricha

Follow 3 Clips host Jay Acunzo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo/

This episode was produced by Jay Acunzo and Andrea Muraskin

Theme music provided by Cardboard Rocketship: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TzmK85fEdotyi2mu582Sm

Thanks for listening!